Arlene Horwath
Feb 22, 2015
Arlene D. Horwath, 84, of Neenah, passed away on Sunday, February 22, 2015, at Bridgewood Nursing and Rehab. Arlene was born in Marathon, Wisconsin, on December 19, 1930, to Peter and Anna (Heindl) Kiefer. She worked as a nurse's aid, then did store demos in multiple stores in the area. Arlene is survived by her children, Linda Manney-Pena, Ron Manney,...
Karla Pepperman
Feb 9, 2015
Karla J. Pepperman, nee Martin, age 70, passed away at Mercy Medical Center on Monday, February 9, 2015. She was born in Oshkosh on August 18, 1944 the daughter of Reuben H. and Eunice I. (Berndt) Martin. Karla grew up in Oshkosh, graduating from Oshkosh High School (West), and moved to California where she lived for 35 years, and worked...
Richard Kaelin
Feb 8, 2015
Richard "Rick" M. Kaelin, Jr., age 63, passed away at Aurora Medical Center on Sunday, February 8, 2015. He was born in Oshkosh on August 11, 1951 the son of the late Richard and Pauline (Golz) Kaelin, Sr. Rick worked for Neenah Foundry for over 25 years, retiring in 2012 due to health reasons. He enjoyed hunting, breakfast with his...
Lyle Miller
Jan 21, 2015
Lyle B. Miller, age 84, passed away on Wednesday, January 21, 2015. He was born in Oshkosh on May 10, 1930 the son of the late Edward and Della (Titzkowski) Miller. On April 17, 1956 he married Eileen Sweet. Lyle was proud to retire as a Lieutenant for the City of Oshkosh. While there, he started the Oshkosh Police Explorer...
Phyllis Buchanan
Jan 17, 2015
Phyllis R. Buchanan, age 93, of Oshkosh, died Saturday morning, January 17, 2015, at Bethel Home. Born on April 29, 1921, the daughter of Emil John and Myrtle Ida Louise (Ziebell) Zentner, Phyllis married Theodore Harold Buchanan on December 27, 1940, in Oshkosh. Theodore preceded Phyllis in death on June 2, 1977. Employed by Rockwell International in the clerical office...
Eugene Ziemer
Jan 13, 2015
Eugene R. Ziemer (April 7, 1930 – January 13, 2015) Eugene (Gene) "Zip" Ziemer, age 84, of Oshkosh, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on Tuesday, January 13, 2015. Born on April 7, 1930, the second son of the late Harvey and Mildred Ziemer, he was a lifelong resident of Oshkosh. He served in the US Navy from 1950 to...
Betty Heppner
Jan 13, 2015
Betty "Sis" Jean Heppner, age 76, passed away on Tuesday, January 13, 2014. She was born in Chicago, IL on November 10, 1938 the daughter of the late George and Marie (Steingraber) Chelius. Sis married Charles "Chuck" Heppner, III. on April 21, 1958 where they lived in Brentwood, IL for many years before moving to Glenview, IL. The Heppners owned...
Patricia Drake
Jan 10, 2015
Patricia M. Drake, age 72, of Omro, died peacefully at home surrounded by the love of her family on Saturday, January 10, 2015. Pat was born in Port Washington, August 6, 1942, the daughter of Albert and Irene Klopp. She had attended school and graduated from Port Washington High School. Pat and her family moved to Omro in 1986. She...
Pauline Kleveno
Jan 9, 2015
Pauline L. (Rose) Kleveno passed away at her home on Friday, January 9, 2015, surrounded by her family. She was born in Antigo, WI, to Ernest and Ruth (Clay) Rose on February 3, 1936. She married Arthur Kleveno on Sept 1, 1956; he passed away on Oct 1, 1985. She worked as a CNA at The State Hospital, Mercy Medical...
Donald Jowett
Jan 9, 2015
Donald J. Jowett, age 80, of Oshkosh, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, January 9, 2015, at Aurora Medical Center. Born on February 7, 1934, in Oshkosh, the son of Leslie B. and Leona M. (Hoppe) Jowett, Don married Sharon A. Wollangk on December 5, 1981, at Wesley United Methodist Church in Oshkosh. She preceded Don in death on August 20,...
Helen Miller
Jan 8, 2015
Helen L. Miller, age 71, of Oshkosh, passed away at Mercy Medical Center on Thursday, January 8, 2015, surrounded by the love of her family. Helen was born on August 17, 1943, to Charles and Ida (Dyer) Raatz. She married John F. Miller on July 27, 1964. She was a kind, gentle woman who had a good heart and lovely...
Shirley Krueger
Jan 8, 2015
Shirley A. Krueger, age 83, of Oshkosh, died Thursday morning, January 8, 2015, at Mercy Medical Center. Born on June 4, 1931, in Winneconne, the daughter of William J. and Josephine B. (Greiner) Krings, Shirley married Ronald L. Krueger on October 1, 1949, at St. Mary Catholic Church in Winneconne. She was a member of St. Jude the Apostle Parish...
Kathryn Vonderloh
Jan 7, 2015
Kathryn May Vonderloh, 87 of Omro, passed away peacefully at Eden Meadows in Oshkosh on January 7, 2015. She was born on December 14, 1927 in Campbellsport, WI with the help of a mid-wife to Jefferson Chester McAuly and Carrie Ameila Wiedemer McAuly. Kathryn was the youngest daughter of a farming family, having six brothers, and one sister, with Kathryn...
Jeanette Hebblewhite
Jan 7, 2015
Jeanette O. Hebblewhite, 99, of Oshkosh, died on Wednesday, January 7, 2015, at Bella Vista Manor in Oshkosh. She was born August 31, 1915, at the family home in Oshkosh, the youngest of three children of Arthur and Genevive (Schmidt) Hebblewhite. After graduation from Oshkosh High School in 1933, she completed her degree at the State Teachers College in Oshkosh....
William Kollross
Dec 28, 2014
William R. "Bill" Kollross Jr., age 86, of King, Wisconsin, and formerly of Oshkosh, died Sunday afternoon, December 28, 2014, at the Wisconsin Veterans Home in King. Born on March 14, 1928, in Fond du Lac, the son of William and Wilma (Witzke) Kollross Sr., Bill was raised in Oshkosh and spent most of his later years back in his...
Kenneth Ochalla
Dec 26, 2014
Kenneth L. Ochalla, age 71, of Omro, died Friday, December 26, 2014, at Theda Clark Medical Center. He was born May 21, 1943 in Madison, the son of John and Jean (Hering) Ochalla. Ken served his country in the U.S. Navy from 1960-1964. He married Mary Jo (Mast) on August 10, 1968 in Whitewater. Ken's career spanned from teaching, being...
Joyce Traxler
Dec 17, 2014
Joyce was born February 14, 1936 to parents Walter and Anne Krueger. In 1970 she married the love of her life, Thomas Traxler. She got three Siberian huskies; he got a family of nine. In 1971 they opened Traxler's Kennel and Pet Shop in Oshkosh.Joyce and Tom are accredited with aiding in the creation of the first K-9 Unit in...
Mildred Meisel
Dec 16, 2014
Mildred "Millie" J. Meisel, age 97, passed away at Bethel Home in Oshkosh on Tuesday, December 16, 2014. She was born in Milwaukee on March 27, 1917, the daughter of the late David and Josephine (Ross) Hanson. On July 11, 1936 she married William Meisel in Baraboo. Millie was a long time volunteer with St. Vincent DePaul and loved to...
Harland Gumz
Dec 14, 2014
Harland Robert Gumz, age 93, of Oshkosh, passed away unexpectedly on December 14, 2014. He was born on June 11, 1921, in Oshkosh, the son of Harvey and Anna Gumz. On June 30, 1951, Harland married Marian Irene Kotkosky and she preceded him in death on June 25, 2009. A proud, patriotic veteran, Harland received the Purple Heart while serving...
